This small open-air museum cleverly brings to life the Neolithic world of Ötzi, the ice man. A visit takes in traditional thatched huts, herb gardens, craft displays and enclosures where wild horses, Mangalitza pigs, rare-breed Soay sheep and oxen roam. Multilingual audio guides are available. See the website for times of kid-pleasing activities (most costing between €5.90 and €7.90), which range from shooting with a yew bow to making a flint knife.
Ötzi Dorf
Tyrol
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